Columns
I’d rather be out in crappie weather
“There will be days when the fishing is better than one’s most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home.”[…]
Fishing
Currents
Could Red Classic end up in court?
My 9-year-old son came home with one of those joke IQ tests. You know, the ones designed to reveal the fact that you’re a moron.[…]
Columns
Choupique is creature from Black Lagoon
The choupique really is “The Creature from the Black Lagoon.” The monster featured in the 1954 movie classic by the same name looks like the kid next door compared to this fish.[…]
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3-Step Specks
Nearly 40 years of guiding has taught Capt. Stu Scheer with Cocodrie Inside Charters at least one thing — February is without a doubt the worst month of the year to fish out of Cocodrie.[…]
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Calcasieu Crapshoot
Fishing Calcasieu Lake during February is a crapshoot. If you’ve never heard of that colloquial phrase, don’t worry.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
It’s prime time for Bruin attractors
Dear Capt. Paul:
What are the GPS coordinates of the fish attractors in Lake Bruin.[…]
Bass Fishing
Texaco Canal bass biting spinnerbaits
An interesting thing happened during a trip to the Texaco Canals with Captain Papa Joe Bush (504-689-3728) to catch some redfish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout in Catfish Lake biting between fronts
Although Captain Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) has been sidelined lately because of some surgery, it hasn’t kept him from keeping up with what’s going on with the fish at Golden Meadow.[…]
Fishing
White Lake fishing lottery applications available
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications to participate in a lottery drawing for fishing permit access to the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) between March 14 and July 31, 2009.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Tuna and Wahoo providing offshore action
The old adage that you don’t know unless you go was on full display last week as Captain Josh Howard with Deep South Charters (225-572-7408) and some of his fellow offshore guides found flat seas on a day when 3- to 4-foot seas were predicted.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide speeding things up at Big Lake
While nobody would consider the Calcasieu Lake trout bite fast and furious at the moment, Captain Norman Rester with A-Speck Charters (337-884-0656) says that there has been enough action to keep things interesting.[…]
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Climb the Wall
Whoever is in charge of fishing at Venice this year must be the same guy who schedules the holidays.Just like staring at Valentine’s Day only weeks after Christmas, Venice guides haven’t had much time in between a series of unfortunate events.[…]
Fishing
Don’t forget winter preparations
As we move into the colder months of the year, you may be questioning whether or not you should winterize your boat. In Louisiana, our winters tend to be mild compared to our neighbors in the northern half of the country.[…]
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Mining for Silver and Bronze
The weather forecast predicted cold temperatures and winds blowing out of the north at up to 25 mph. It would be perfect weather for duck hunting. Only we weren’t going duck hunting, we were going fishing.[…]
Fishing
Betting your life on a paperweight?
If you have an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) for your boat and it’s old, you need to take a quick look at it. […]
Columns
Warm days invite anglers to Basin
At this time of year, the Atchafalaya River is fairly low, and the fishing in the Basin is better when the water’s low and cool.[…]